Production

Because I wasn't there on the shoot day I still have experience with using the camera from workshops and therefore I know how to successfully use it. To set up the kit I first unfolded the tripod out of the bag and placed it at the level I wanted it and then locked the legs in place. To set up the camera I took it out of the bag, carrying it near to my body so I didn't drop it, and pressed the button on the side of the tripod that allows the camera to slide into the tripod. The spirit level on the camera must also be leveled by moving the camera around until the bubble is in the centre. Next I attached the handle that allows you to tilt and pan the camera and then secured the levers on either side on the camera/tripod to give the camera the range of movement that I wanted. In the workshops I didn't pan or title the camera very much but in our title sequence my group used this technique to focus on the characters hands. When filming the dialogue scene in the workshop and I had set everything up I adjusted the lighting by white balancing so it had the correct lighting for inside and I lowered the exposure slightly so the shot wasn't too bright. To set up the camera ready for recording I zoomed all the way in on the actors eye and focused the camera so that when I zoomed out to the shot size I wanted the camera was perfectly in focus. I ensured that when recording I stopped filming just slightly after 'cut' was shouted so that there is a little extra material which can become helpful in the editing stage. 

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Below is the finished dialogue sequence which shows many examples of the different shots I set up. We took it in turns but for the shots of Isi I spent time setting up because the rest of the group set up the shots for when I was acting and when we were both on screen.